Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans currently serves as the Instrument Repair Technician of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band. In this capacity he inspects, maintains, and repairs musical equipment. Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans also manages the band’s supply, safety, and fiscal sections.
Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 2006 and completed Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California and Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, California. He completed the Basic Music Course in 2007 at the Armed Forces School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans served as a clarinet instrumentalist in the following Fleet Marine Bands: Marine Band San Diego (2007-2010); Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2010-2013; Marine Corps Band New Orleans (2013-2016); and Quantico Marine Band (2019-2021). As do all Fleet Marine musicians, Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans served in a variety of music, collateral duty, and leadership roles, to include Platoon leadership.
From 2016-2019, Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans served as a recruiter at Recruiting Station Twin Cities.
Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans was promoted to his current rank in 2019 and attended the band instrument repair program at Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing, Minnesota, earning an associate's degree with Honors in 2022.
Gunnery Sergeant Meulemans is a graduate of the Advanced School Seminar Program (2024). His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4th award).